Summer Internship – Research Scientist in Personalization
Spotify
The Personalization team makes deciding what to play next easier and more enjoyable for every listener. From Blend to Discover Weekly, we’re behind some of Spotify’s most-loved features. We built them by understanding the world of music and podcasts better than anyone else. Join us and you’ll keep millions of users listening by making great recommendations to each and every one of them.
We are looking for Research Scientist interns who have applied experience in machine learning, recommender systems, natural language processing, human-computer interaction, computational social science, knowledge management, information retrieval, and related fields. Our teams span six research labs based in the US (east coast) and Europe working on a diverse range of research topics and applied problems. We use a variety of approaches and methods to answer research questions related to how people interact and engage with Spotify. We work on a broad range of Spotify features such as personalized playlists (Discover Weekly and Daily Mix), the Homepage, Search, and other ML systems powering recommendations of music and podcasts to more than 450 million users with billions of interactions.
What You'll Do
- Join an interdisciplinary team passionate about making every user interaction with Spotify outstanding through personalization and discovery and in the process pushing innovation and contributing to the wider research community by publishing papers.
- Apply your scientific knowledge to application-oriented problems in search and recommendation, information extraction, knowledge representation, natural language processing, human-computer interaction, computational social science, and more broadly machine learning, combining insights from your expertise with those of our diverse team of research scientists.
- Be a valued member of an autonomous, multi-functional team working in collaboration with other scientists, engineers, product managers, designers, user researchers, and analysts across Spotify to craft creative solutions to challenging problems.
- Help to develop thoughtful, efficient, and intuitive new ways to search, explore and discover audio content.
Who You Are
- You are pursuing a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Information Science, Data Science, Statistics, or related areas with a strong computational focus.
- You currently have valid work authorization to work in the country in which this role is based that will extend from June to August 2023
- You have publications in communities such as the Web Conference, SIGIR, CHI, ACL, NeurIPS, WSDM, EMNLP, RecSys, KDD, IUI, CIKM, CSCW, ICWSM, ISWC, AAAI, ICML, ICLR, UIST, Ubicomp or related venues.
- You are curious about how interaction design, data collection strategies, and people’s perceptions affect Machine Learning outcomes.
- You are a creative problem-solver who is passionate about digging into complex problems and devising innovative ways to reach results.
- You have experience with the complexities of real-world data, and understand the value of both in-depth, qualitative, and web-scale, quantitative data working together to build a deep understanding of people’s interaction with technology.
Where You'll Be
- We are a distributed workforce enabling our band members to find a work mode that is best for them!
- Where in the world? For this role, it can be within the Americas region in which we have a work location and is within working hours: https://lifeatspotify.com/locations
- Working hours? We operate within the Eastern Standard time zone for collaboration and ask that all be located in that time zone.
- Prefer an office to work from home instead? Not a problem! We have plenty of options for your working preferences. Find more information about our Work From Anywhere options here.
Retirement & Stock Options Benefits
- 401K
- 401k with company contribution
- Company Equity
- Financial Planning Services
Other
- Access to Coaching (Health, Professional, Life)
- Community Service Programs
- Fully Remote Options
- Hybrid Work Options
- Pet Insurance
- Public Transportation Assistance
- Relocation Assistance
Accessibility
- Accessible Building
- Accessible Devices
- Accessible Work Environment
- Job Modification
Perks & Discounts
- Casual Dress
- Cell Phone Reimbursement
- Home Office Stipend
- Lunch Provided
- Offsite Company Events
- On Site Gym/Fitness
- Snacks Provided
- Special Discounts
PTO/Flexibility
- Commitment to Work/Life Harmony
- Flexible Work Schedule
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Sick Days
- PTO
Health & Wellness
- Dental Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Gym Reimbursement/Discounts
- Health Insurance
- HSA
- Life Insurance
- Long Term Disability
- Mental Health Benefits
- Onsite Gym
- Short Term Disability
- Vision Insurance
Professional Development
- Employee Recognition Programs
Parental Benefits
- Family Medical Leave
- Nursing Room
- Parental Leave
What is Spotify’s workplace culture like in general?
It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from or what music you love, at Spotify, you’ll be part of a brand that’s reimagining the entertainment industry. Our open collaborative environment and innovative, audacious brand gives you the opportunity to grow, have fun and do your best work.
For an inside look at Spotify’s culture, check out our band manifesto.
What are some of the benefits you offer?
There are benefits to being in our band, and we’re not just talking about free Spotify Premium. Our rewards reflect our inclusive values and are extended to every band member, regardless of location or seniority.
● Extensive learning opportunities, through our dedicated team, GreenHouse.
● Flexible share incentives letting you choose how you share in our success.
● Global parental leave, six months off - fully paid - for all new parents.
● All The Feels, our employee assistance program and self-care hub.
● Flexible public holidays, swap days off according to your values and beliefs.
● Spotify On Tour, join your colleagues on trips to industry festivals and events
What is Spotify’s approach to work-life balance?
Some of us work better in the office. Some of us are more productive at home. And many of us find we’re most effective when we have options. Here at Spotify, we don’t just recognize that one-desk-doesn’t-fit-all. We celebrate it with a Work From Anywhere Program that allows you to do just that.
We believe we’re happier and more productive when we have the freedom to choose where we work. It helps us find better ways to communicate and collaborate with one another. It means we can work with the very best people for the job, regardless of what city or country they call home. It helps us to become a more diverse place to work, a place that can flex with our people as their lives and ambitions change. And perhaps best of all, it supports a better work-life balance. A life-work balance.
